Detectives have issued an appeal to identify a cyclist who they believe could have important information about the incident
A man in his 40s remains in hospital with a significant head injury after a suspected racially aggravated assault. Suffolk Police were called by the ambulance service at 7:45pm on Saturday, April 18, to reports of an injured man in the Tesco car park in Cangle Road, Haverhill.
It was reported that the victim was assaulted at around 7pm on the old railway line footpath in Haverhill. The man was walking with his partner when he was reportedly approached by a group of approximately five males who shouted verbal abuse.
After he tried to speak to them, one of the males allegedly hit him on the head with a large branch. The injured man was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital with a significant head injury where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Suffolk Police are treating the attack as an incident of racially aggravated grievous bodily harm. Detectives have issued an appeal to identify a cyclist who could have important information about the incident.
The potential witness was cycling near the skate park by the old railway line, just off Howe Road, just over 25 minutes after the attack is believed to have occurred. The cyclist encountered two of the suspects and so could have important information.
Anyone with relevant CCTV or doorbell camera footage or anyone driving in the area at the time with a dash camera is asked to contact police. The cyclist, or anyone with information about this incident, is asked to contact West CID at Bury St Edmunds Police Station, quoting reference: 37/22010/26.
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